I bought a Pixel 3A phone shortly after it was released in 2019. Since then, there have been 5 additional Pixel releases, each with shiny new features, and abo

I bought a Pixel 3A phone shortly after it was released in 2019. Since then, there have been 5 additional Pixel releases, each with shiny new features, and about a year ago I received an offer to trade in my Pixel 3A for the latest model at basically no cost. Wait, what? Why would Google be willing to hand me a new phone that's four model years newer as if it's an even exchange for my old phone? Well, it's because the Pixel 3A had an amazing feature that newer phones in the line no longer have: free unlimited storage in Google Photos. Owners of newer models instead have to pay at least $2 a month for the most basic Google One data storage plan, and if you take a lot of photos and video, you likely have to upgrade to their higher-storage plans. No thanks, I'm perfectly content with my older-model Pixel, and I will likely run it into the ground. Photo quality is still very good, especially for low-light photography, and there is nothing else about the phone that feels laggy.